# Preparing Business for a Very Strong El Niño: a <span class="cbi-brand-name">CBI</span> and PDRF webinar

A very strong El Niño is on its way. Is your business ready?

El Niño is expected to strike hard this year, with impacts lasting into 2027. Some regions face drought and extreme heat, others heavy rain and flooding. For businesses, that means risks to water, power, supply chains, staff and customers.

On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, <span class="cbi-brand-name">CBI</span> and the [Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepdrf/) (PDRF) are co-hosting a webinar on what businesses and private sector networks can do now to prepare and respond.

## Who should attend

### **Corporate Sector**

- Corporate Social Responsibility Directors
- Risk Management officers or analysts
- Sustainability and ESG Officers
- Supply Chain and Logistics Managers
 
 

## Event location

Online. Register [here](https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LRDVK1v8Tl-pMfpGm0uI-g#/).

## **Programme**

###   Hear from experts on how best to prepare your business for El Niño  

 🔹 Veronica Gabaldon, Executive Director, PDRF
 🔹 Laurent Giezendanner, Syngenta Group, Co-Chair of UNDRR’s network of Corporate Chief Resilience Officers
 🔹 Ralph Cedric Cabate, PDRF, on how companies use PDRF’s 2026 El Niño Dashboard to act early
 🔹 Kareem Elbayar, <span class="cbi-brand-name">CBI</span>